TrueSouth

Greek natives and their kin built the Birmingham restaurant scene, from barbecue joints to hot dog stands to steakhouses; Bright Star, founded in 1907, is the old guard and Johnny's is the new guard Greek restaurant.

The subject of endless magazine listicles and breathless influencer reels; is it possible to sidestep the algorithms and really see and hear and taste Charleston?

The small Georgia town where host and writer John T. Edge was born; during season three, Edge began writing a memoir; ``House of Smoke,`` which publishes this September, brought Edge back to reconnect with the places and people that made him.

Across generations, people have flocked to this Atlantic Coast city to follow their dreams; farm workers from south Georgia arrived here in search of jobs as longshoremen; immigrants from Lebanon came in search of religious and economic freedom.

Allan Benton, proprietor of Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams in Madisonville, Tenn., cures and hickory smokes bacon and ham that have earned their place on the kitchen tables of working folks across the South, and on restaurant menus.

Just as there are many Souths, black Memphis reveals itself to be varied and complex and beautiful; here, we see the streets of Memphis and its classic spots Pop's Hot Tamales, Lee Crumb, and Ms. Girlee's.

Sands, the soul food café, cooks oxtails and cabbage and ropy okra; Arnold's Country Kitchen, Kahlil Arnold dishes created corn, hashed turnip greens, and fried green tomatoes; the differences between black and white cooking come into focus.

Walter Anderson was one of the most prolific and visionary artists the South has produced; his drawings, paintings, sculptures and ceramics reflect his mantra: ``In order to realize the beauty of humanity, we must realize our relation to nature.``